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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread cock-a-hoop #126731 03/31/2004 6:12 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Cock-a-hoop or Cock-a-houp. To sit cock-a-houp. Boastful, defiant, like a game cock with his houpe or crest erect; eagerly expectant. (French, coq à huppe.) “And having routed a whole troop, With victory was cock-a-hoop.” Butler: Hudibras, i. 3. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cock-a-hoop #126732 04/01/2004 2:34 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Dr. Bill! Great heavens, that's better than the etymology that came with the W.A.D.! My son said something was cock-a-mamie this afternoon, and that of course made me think of this word. Then I remembered that there's cock-a-leekie soup. What's with all the cock-a's, anyway? Are there more? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cock-a-hoop #126733 04/01/2004 1:37 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 What's with all the cock-a's, anyway? Are there more? Jackie!!! [shocked-and-appalled-e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cock-a-hoop #126734 04/01/2004 3:24 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hey--why d'you think I didn't put caca's? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cock-a-hoop #126735 04/01/2004 3:40 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Don't forget there's cocka too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: cock-a-hoop #126736 04/02/2004 2:37 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon And cockapoo too. And cockatoo poo, I would imagine... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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